He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years’ in prison and a maximum of life behind bars. García Luna had pleaded not guilty to all charges.ĭefense attorney César de Castro, who argued that prosecutors built their case on the testimony of ruthless criminals, said outside court that a decision on whether to appeal the conviction will be made after sentencing. Mexico search for el chapo son romo Getty Images
The Eastern District of New York jury announced the verdict after 15 days of testimony from nearly 30 witnesses. Cogan, who also oversaw the trial of former Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, lasted four weeks.
His trial before US District Judge Brian M. He is the highest-ranking current or former Mexican official ever tried in the United States. At one point, he turned around briefly to look at his wife, daughter and son, and placed his hands over his heart. García Luna, 54, showed no emotion as the verdict was announced. The counts included international cocaine distribution conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and making false statements, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico, who served as his country’s equivalent of the FBI director from 2006 to 2012, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on five counts of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary and architect of its deadly and protracted war on drugs, was found guilty in federal court in New York on Tuesday of taking bribes from the drug cartels he had sworn to combat, the US Attorney’s Office said.
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